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FRANCIS A. VOODS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO VOODS NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE CO., OF

SAME PLACE.

NON=REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,905, dated August 20, 1901.

Application filed March 2l, 1898. Serial No. 674,656. (No model.)

To cil/ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, FRANCIS A. WooDs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a neW and useful Improvementin Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to an improvement in the valve mechanism of non-refillable bottles and to the construction of the bottle-neck, though the valve mechanism here shown is believed never to have been used before, and therefore is not to be limited to use in connection with a non-refillable bottle. I

The object of the invention is to provide a cheaper and more efficient valve and valveguard for bottles of this description than has been afforded hitherto and for the purpose of enabling the ready introduction of these parts to provide an improved construction of the bottle-neck itself as Well as improved means for attaching the neck to the bottle.

A further object is to provide a construction which prevents the reuse of dierent parts of several bottles to form a new bottle.

Generally stated the invention consists ina bottle having a neck formed in longitudinal sections to permit efficient valve mechanism and valve-guard to be introduced, which sections are joined together by cementing or Welding after said parts are in place in a hollow conical valve or the equivalent thereof which contains a shifting Weight and the base of which bears upon avalve-seat provided in the bottle-neck and is held in place by means of a centrally-attached spring, in the preferred means for maintaining said valve in its proper position, in the improved construction of valve-guard shown, and in the improved means for attaching the bottleneck to the body of the bottle, Where it is deemed desirable to form the neck separately from the body.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of a bottle-neck and the upper portion of a bottle embodying my improvements, the section being taken as indicated at line l of Fig. 7; Fig. 2, an inner face View of one of the molded or pressed sections from which the bottle-neck is formed, the junction plane of said sections lying, as indicated, at line 2 of Fig. 7; Fig. 3, a view in side elevation of a separately-formed part Which affords a valve-seat and is rigidly secured to the bottle-neck in the operation of joining together the sections of the latter; Fig. 4, a loWer plan view of the same; Fig.

j 5, an upper plan view of the same; Fig. 6, a

lower plan view of the cone-valve employed with the disk of leather or like material removed; and Fig. 7, a section through the bottlc-neck, as indicated in Fig. 2.

A represents the upper portion of a bottlebody Which in the preferred construction is supplied with a short sleeve or shank B, provided on its interior with a spiral groove t, having in its course an offset or depression t and at the base of its exterior surface With an annular shoulder s.

C is the bottle-neck, preferably formed from tWo longitudinal sections C and C2, cemented or Welded together. The sections C and C2 are separately formed, preferably by pressing, stamping, or molding, during which operation each is provided With a portion D of the valve-guard employed, With recesses r r to accommodate corresponding projections on the valve-seat part (shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5) and With an annular downwardly and outwardly daring recess q to receive a circlet of cork or the like E. (Shown in Fig. Il.)

F represents the separatelydormed valveseat, which may be of porcelain. It cornprises a sleeve portion p, having at its lower end a reduced portion p and a cross-rod p2, au annular outturned flange n, provided with four projections n, and above said flange an annular valve-seating portion n2. The part F is provided on its outer surface with a spiral groove, which accommodates a portion 0f a spiral-spring Wire m, secured against slipping by an inturned end m and acting as a thread by means of which the part Fis turnedinto the shank B of the bottle. The upper end m2 of the spring 'm normally remains out of the channel provided. for itin the part F, and when the latter is screwed into the shank of the bottle it springs outinto engagement with the offset t', thus securely locking the parts together.

It will be seen that the bottle-neck is large enough to fit down over theshank B, and thus the latter is embraced between the valve-seat part F and the lower part of the sections C and C2. Suitable packing-rings are provided at Z between the shank and the lower portion of the bottle-neck and at Z between the reduced end of the sleeve p and the shank.

Upon the valve-seat rests a hollow conical valve Gr, preferably of glass and having a closed base 7c. At its upper end a section of the cone is removed and replaced by a short cylindrical portion, within which ts a sleeve 7o', of cork, capped by a porcelain button k2, provided with a shank 7a3, extending through the cork sleeve, and with a pointed tip 7a4. On its under suiface the base 7c is provided with a circulardepression to receive cement 765, by means of which is attached to the base a circular piece of chamois-skin or other suitable valve-leather k6. The circle of attachment of the leather preferably is of less diameter than the inner circle of the valve-seat. Attached to the center of the piece k6, as by insertion therethrough, is a hook h, which is connected with the rod p2 of the valve-seat part F by means of a quite delicate coiled spring h. This spring may be of phosphorbronze, silver-plated steel, or even of glass, it being essential that it shall be non-corrosive.

Within the cone G is confined a lead ball H, though this maybe replaced by any other readily-shifting weight. The outer periphery of the cone-base is corrugated to afford projections g and channels g. Fitting nicely within what may be termed the valve-chamber I of the bottle-neck is an annular centering and locking device J. This may be described as a sleeve, preferably of porcelain, provided eXteriorly With longitudinal corrugations affording guide-wingsfand interiorly with a flange f', shown with a sloping under surface. The sleeve rests at its base on an annular shoulder f2, with which the conical valve preferably is provided to prevent binding.

The portion D of the valve-guard comprises simpl ytwo raised half-rings or annular flanges e and extending flush therewith two longitudinal anges or bosses e', provided with recesses e2 and c3 at opposite sides of the upper ring e. The portions of the valve guard formed integral with the neck-sections are supplemented by a portion K, preferably of porcelain, comprising a stem CZ and solid buttons or disks d', (Z2, and d3. bling of the parts the disk d comes below the lower ringe with a slight clearance above the tip 7a4 of the valve G, While the disks d2 and d3 fit in the recesses e2 e3, respectively.

' Thus the valve-guard is effectual, and yet the discharge is sufficiently free.

As will be understood from Fig. 7, the junc- In the assem-.

tin-surface of the half-sections is in a plane containing the axis of the neck; but any other manner of forming the sections, so long as the feature of having the j unction-surfaces 1ongitudinal and non-concentric with the axis (so that the sections are laterally separable) is preserved substantially, is within the spirit of this part of my invention. In the construction shown the j unction-surfaces are beveled at their outer edges to afford grooves c, which are iilled with cement containing a flux when the neck-sections are to be secured together, and afterward the neck is placed in a suitable muffle and subjected to blow-flames, thus completely welding the joints without affectinginjuriouslytheinternalparts. Eachof the recesses r finds its complement in a similar recess on the companion neck member.

The manner of assembling the parts and the operation are as follows: The ball H is placed within the hollow valve and cap 7a2 forced into place to form practically an airtight joint. The sleeve J is then d ropped over the cone, the cone is secured by means of the spring h to the valve-seat part F, and all these parts, together with the guard K, are then placed in their proper positions in one of the neck-sections. The other section is then supplied With a thin coating of cement and placed in position inclosing the parts. The grooves c are then filled with a cementpaste carrying a iiux and the joints subjected to a welding heat. It will be understood that by means of the projections n' the valve-seat part F is now firmly fixed in place, as is also the guard K, by means of the disks d2 and d3. There remains onlyto apply the rings of calking material E, Z, and Z when it is desired to apply the neck to the bottle. After these parts are in place the bottle neck can be screwed down onto the shank of the filled bottle, and by means of the screw connection the calking material can be lirmly wedged. Once the end m2 of the spring wire thread has dropped :into the offset t', with which the spiral groove on the interior of the shank is provided, the parts cannot be separated Without breakage. Neither can any person by taking a number of bottles save parts and put them together to construct a new bottle, for while it might be possible to save enough parts it Would be impossible to put them together again.

It is to be understood, however, that it is not necessary or even always desirable that the valve-guard and valve mechanism be introduced into the bottle-neck before the sections of the latter are permanently joined together. Where the neck-sections are joined by welding and the interior parts are introduced prior to the welding process, it is necessary either that the interior parts be capable of resisting heat action or that the sections be so quickly joined (by the employment of a proper flux) as to prevent the radiation of heat in an objectionable degree to the interior parts. Where cement is relied IIO 'upon for joining the neck-sections, the last consideration does not apply. Also, as indicated elsewhere herein, my improved valve is not to be limited to use with a non-refillable bottle. So, likewise, it is not to be limited to use in connection with any particular construction of bottle-neck in a non-refillable bottle.

To open the valve, it is necessary to tilt the bottle somewhat beyond the horizontal, when the locking-ring J slides forward till it strikes the contracted portion of the neck. As soon as the lower surface of the cone is tilted below a horizontal the ball H rolls forward and tilts the cone from its seat, permitting the liquid to enter the valve-chamber by what may properly be termed its ingress-opening, and, of course, the egress being unclosed the liquid readily escapes through the circuitous channel afforded at the valve-guard. The valve, being conical, may be opened by tilting the bottle in any direction. If the cone were in the form of a hollow pyramid, (a construct-ion which would be less desirable,) it is evident that it would have to be tilted only in certain directions to secure the best results. Once the bottle is empty it is impossible to reiill it by any means which experts have yet been able to devise. It is possible to introduce a quantity of liquid above the valve and by shaking the bottle to introduce a small quantity beneath the Valve; but after a limited quantity has been introduced in this manner further shaking causes the valve to close and remain closed against any further introduction of liquid in this manner. If by applying a vacuum and by centrifugal force it is attempted to fill the bottle, the air in the chamber G forces the cap 7:52 outward till it contacts with the button d', thus locking the valve to its seat. All other attempts to overcome the device have thus far failed. The bottle can be cheaply produced and its operation is perfect.

While l have thus set forth in detail the preferred construction embodying my invention, l wish to be understood as intending no limitation thereby, except as shall appear from the appended claims.

The valve device shown is believed t-o be novel for all uses to which it is applicable, and therefore is not limited to its use in connection with a non-refillable bottle.

The device connected with the hollow valve acting as a safeguard against fraudulent refilling through the agency of a Vacuum may be varied without departure from my invention so long as the feature of providing means in communication with both the interior and the exterior of the valve proper and dependent for its operation upon a variation of the pressure upon the two surfaces for changing the normal condition of the valve is retained.

The cement used in attaching the valveleather to the valve-base, it should be added, is of a nature to resist any action from liquors, but is susceptible to the action of heat or acid, so that in the event of the bottle being tamperedwith by an agent of this character in an attempt to destroy the valve-leather the valve is loosened from the spring and the result of the tampering is made manifest to the purchaser.

Itis to be understood that the construction of the conical valve itself may be varied without departure from the spirit of my invention. For instance, it is possible to arrange the safeguard which serves to prevent the introduction of liquor by means of exhaustion of the air at the base of the hollow valve instead of at its top, as herein shown. The nature of the safeguard also may be varied without departure from the other features of the invention.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. Valve mechanism, comprisi'ng a valvechamber provided with an ingress and an egress openin g and at the in gress-openin gwith a valve-seat, a hollow 'tapering tilting valve seating at its base against said seat and operating to unseal said ingress when tilted, a shifting weight within said valve and means for tiltably holding the valve-base in contact with the valve-seat, substantially as setforth.

2. Valve mechanism, comprising a valvechambcr provided with an ingress and an egress opening and at theingress-openingwith -a valve-seat, a hollow tapering tilting valve seating at its base against said seat, a shifting weight within said valve and a spring attached to the under side of the valve-base and to a rigid part connected with the valve-seat, substantially as described.

3. Valve mechanism, comprising a valvechamber provided with an ingress and an egress opening and atthe ingress-openingwith a valve-seat, a hollow conical tilting valve seating at its base against said seat and operating when tilted to unseal said ingress, a ball within said valve, and means for tiltably holding the valve-base in proper relation with the valve-seat, substantially as set forth.

4f. Valve mechanism, comprising a valvechamber provided with an ingress and an egress openin g and at the in gress-opening with a va1ve-seat, a hollow conical valve seating at its base against said seat, a ball within said valve, and a spring attached to the under surface of the valve-base and to a rigid part connected with the valve-seat, substantially as described.

5. In a non-relillable bottle, the combina tion with the bottle-neck, of a valve-seat toward the lbase thereof, a hollow conical tilting valve seating at its base against said seat and operating when tilted to unseal the passage IOO IIO

at the valve-seat, a ball within said valve, and

seating at its base against said seat with apeX upturned, a ball within said valve, and a spring attached to the valve-base and to the valve-seat, substantially as set forth.

7. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with the bottle-neck, of a valve-seat to- Ward the base thereof, a hollow tapering valve seating at its base against said valve-seat, a shifting weight within the valve, and a shifting` ring-like lock device encircling the tapering portion of said valve, substantially as set forth.

8. In a non-relillable bottle, the combination with the bottle-neck, of a valve-seat toward the base thereof, a hollow tapering valve seating at its base against said valve-seat and operating when tilted to unseal the passage at the valve-seat, a shifting weight within the valve, means for tiltably holding the valve in contact with the valve-seat and a guard device located with a small clearance above said valve and serving to limit its longitudinal movement, substantially as set forth.

9. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with the bottle-neck of a valve-seat toward the base thereof, a hollow conical valve seating at its base against said valve-seat, means for maintaining the valve in correct relation with its seat, a shifting weight within the valve, a valve-guard above said valve, and means connected with the valve and in communication with the interior of the valve to be acted upon by the air from within to change the normal condition of the valve when the air-pressure on the exterior of the valve is reduced by an effort to refill the bottle through the creation of a vacuum, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

10. A non-refillable-bottle neck, comprising two longitudinal sections joined together and having their junction-surfaces shaped to afford longitudinal grooves to receive the cementing and (iuxing material, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

11. In a non-rellable-bottle neck, the combination of two or more permanently-joined longitudinal neck-sections provided on their inner surfaces with integrally-formed raised valve-guard portions,and a separately-formed valve-guard device interlockingly joined to said integrally-formed portions, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

12. In a non-refillable-bottle neck, the combination of two permanently-joined longitudinal neck-sections each provided on its inner surface with an integrally-formed half-annular flange and longitudinal bosses flanking said fiange provided with recesses, and a separately-formed guard device, comprising a stem provided with disks fitting the recesses in said flanges, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

13. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a body portion, a neck attached thereto provided with a valve-chamber and toward its base with a valve-seat, a valve within said chamber, valve-leather cemented to the valvebase by means of a cement susceptible to heat or acid, and a spring attached to the valveleather and to a part connected with the valve-seat, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

14E. Valve mechanism, comprising, in combination, a valve-chamber provided with an ingress and an egress opening and at the ingress-opening with a valve-seat, a hollow tilting valve seating at its base against said valve-seat and operating when tilted to unseal said ingress, a shifting weight within the valve for tilting the latter, and means for tiltably holding the Valve-base in contact with its seat, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

FRANCIS A. WOODS.

In presence of- J. H. LEE,A R. T. SPENCER. 

